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Flash Flood Warning

N Issued by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA ⏳ In force until Thu 22 Oct, 12:00 📍 Santa Barbara, CA (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
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FFWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Santa Barbara County in southwestern California... * Until 200 AM PDT. * At 911 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 0.7 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Rock sli…

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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaSanta Barbara, CA
Issuing authorityNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
ContactNot supplied

🕓 Alert timing · EAT

Sent2026-10-21T21:11:00-07:00
Effective2026-10-21T21:11:00-07:00
Onset2026-10-21T21:11:00-07:00
Expires2026-10-22T02:00:00-07:00

📋 Official instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Water can rise rapidly in hilly terrain and in urban areas. Rock slides and mud slides are likely, especially around mountain and foothill roadways.

📄 Message details

Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa8da717453b9bb58fa64b658f4f0e82c5aafaf5.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice

General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
  • Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Water can rise rapidly in hilly terrain and in urban areas. Rock slides and mud slides are likely, especially around mountain and foothill roadways.
  • Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
  • Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
  • Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.

📰 Story summary

From the report shown in the feed:
  • FFWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
  • Southern Santa Barbara County in southwestern California...
  • * Until 200 AM PDT.
  • * At 911 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
  • The expected rainfall rate is 0.7 to 1 inch in 1 hour.
  • Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
  • Rock sli…
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